Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!
This week’s theme is a cover freebie, so I thought I’d share ten books with you that have covers illustrated by one of my favourite illustrators, Chris Riddell!
Chris Riddell has written several of his own books, but he’s also illustrated for authors such as Neil Gaiman and J.K. Rowling, and his work is just beautiful. Whenever I see a novel that’s been illustrated by him, I’m immediately more tempted to pick it up.
Here I Stand by Amnesty International UK
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Pussy by Howard Jacobson
Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony by Chris Riddell
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell
OH my gosh yes. I love Chris Riddells art! It is so gorgeous and I love his covers.
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Fun topic! I like that you singled out an artist for your spin. 🙂 There are so many versions of classics like ‘Alice,’ but if it’s a story I like, even though I don’t read classics, I tend to collect multiple cover designs. 😀 Thanks for visiting Finding Wonderland last week!
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I love that Graveyard Book cover. 🙂
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It’s one of my favourites, too! 🙂
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Great selection of covers. I really like his style!
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He’s one of my faves. 😀
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Wow!! That art style is AMAZING. Cartoon with a bit of a Tim Burton feel. Love them!
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It does have a Tim Burton quality to it for sure!
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Oh! These are so lovely. I’m a fan of illustrated covers now. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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His work is beautiful. 😀
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Ooh, such a unique topic! Chris Riddell has such a distinctive art style and I absolutely love it! I’m such a sucker for illustrated covers and now I want to add all of these to my TBR?! Haha great list, Jess 🙂
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Thanks Dini! I definitely recommend adding all of these to your bookshelves. 😉
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Wow, these are all amazing. I think I’m a fan now too.
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Hooray! 😀
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He does seem to have a particular style. Most of the time I don’t even know who designs the covers.
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It’s something I want to start paying closer attention to! There are so many beautiful illustrated covers out there and I don’t think the illustrators get enough love. 🙂
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I love his work! I have How to Stop Time, Neverwhere, and Beedle the Bard, and I love them all so much. I think I need to get The Lie Tree!
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The Lie Tree is stunning inside and out! I still need to read it, though…
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I’m also a sucker for Chris Riddell’s art. 🙂
This week I talked about vector art covers. They are everywhere these days and I’m in love with them all. 😅
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It’s hard not to be a sucker for it, right?
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Oh wow, excellent spin on the topic! I love Chris Riddell, but I only have Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book and The Sleeper and the Spindle illustrated by him, meaning – I could get more 😁 Lovely list, and always nice to find someone else appreciating book illustrators so much 😊
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Thanks! The Sleeper and the Spindle is really beautiful. 😀
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I’ve always loved that edition of The Graveyard Book! He’s so talented. ❤
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It’s so pretty!
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I had no idea he was an illustrator but all those covers do look very pretty!
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I really love his work. 😀
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Ohhh these covers are all so lovely, thank you for sharing! I really like the one for How to Stop Time! And that Pussy cover made me laugh hahahaaha.
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The Pussy cover is one of my favourites – I love his sense of humour.
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OMG! That Pussy cover. I’m dying!!!!
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Hahaha it’s amazing, right?
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I never pay attention to who makes the cover for books but this will definitely make me think twice about it. These are so good!
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He’s so talented! 😀
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I love these! Especially The Lie Tree and Beedle the Bard.
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I own them both and they’re both so pretty! I need to cross The Lie Tree off my TBR…
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Oooh, I’ve seen that Graveyard Book cover, but i had no idea who the illustrator was. His style is very striking, and I really enjoy it. I’ve also seen that cover for How to Stop Time, but I would’ve never put the two together as being by the same artist. How neat! The Goth Girl cover is really cute, too. :3
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He’s such a talented illustrator! I love how he’s the kind of artist you recognise if you know his work, but he makes sure each project he does still has its own vibe so it wouldn’t be clear straight away that they’re all his illustrations. 🙂
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I love these! He has a very distinct style and I can see why he’s one of your favorites😁
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He’s just so talented! I saw him draw live at the Hay Festival last year and with just a few strokes of his pen he’d made a face. He’s so good!
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I love these covers, especially The Lie Tree.
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Yes, The Lie Tree is gorgeous! I really need to cross it off my TBR…
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The Edge Chronicles sounds like a great read.
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They do sound really fun, don’t they?
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He’s talented! The illustrations are really interesting!
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He’s so good! I always love his illustrations.
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Loved The Graveyard Book!
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Yes, The Graveyard Book is still my favourite Gaiman novel! 😀
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Really lovely illustrations. Thanks.
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He’s so talented!
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